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London County Council 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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ANNEX C
Personal health services.—Prevention of children being received into care Year 1st January, 1956 to 31st December, 1956
This table shows, by Divisions, the use made of the various personal health services to prevent the reception of children into the care of the Council, and the number of children concerned. Credit is given only to the service which was mainly responsible for enabling the child to remain at home with its parents or guardians.
| Division | Population 30.6.55 estimate | Home nursing | Health visitor | Child help | Morning or evening help | Home help | Day nursery | Child minder | Recuperative holidays | Other services | Foster-mother | TOTALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 454,150 | 5 | 40 | 18 | 94 | 79 | 117 | 62 | 7 | 60 | 486 | |
| 2 | 524,780 | 192 | — | 55 | 85 | 89 | 27 | — | — | 38 | 486 | |
| 3 | 286,960 | — | 118 | — | 65 | 21 | 35 | 5 | — | — | — | 244 |
| 4 | 263,150 | — | 47 | 5 | 44 | 56 | 46 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 288 |
| 5 | 227,480 | 9 | 66 | — | 51 | 88 | 60 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 315 |
| 6 | 310,880 | — | 35 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 32 | 42 | — | — | 24 | 189 |
| 7 | 401,800 | — | 107 | — | 11 | 72 | 93 | 12 | 6 | — | 34 | 335 |
| 8 | 375,600 | — | 39 | 7 | 53 | 34 | 103 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 297 |
| 9 | 450,200 | 1 | 116 | — | 7 | 30 | 49 | 36 | 2 | — | 17 | 258 |
| 3,295,000 | 15 | 760 | 33 | 391 | 507 | 624 | 221 | 33 | 14 | 220 | 2,818 |
Note : For comparison, the number of children received into the care of the Council under the Children Act, 1948, during 1956 was 4,409.